What’s left when life leads you away from the path you believed was your destiny? And what changes when you meet someone who quietly questions everything you thought was enough?
David and Margaret meet in England in the 1960s. They share memories of studying in Rome, a love of biblical texts, the sound of Latin, the singing, the familiar rhythm of the liturgy. Most of all, they are bound by a deep faith in God. Their paths cross in a quaint English town. David and Margaret spend their evenings reading together, debating passionately, laughing – and slowly becoming intellectual companions. They begin to marvel at one another and admire what they see: courage, devotion, conviction, and an unmistakable radiance.
And then the inevitable happens – what everyone could already sense, yet no one wishes to acknowledge: A passion for each other grows out of their intellectual intimacy. Subtly and almost imperceptibly, their connection challenges all their beliefs. David is a Catholic priest who is devoted to his vocation. Around them, the spirit of renewal of the Second Vatican Council begins to stir.In her debut novel A Private Man, Stephanie Sy-Quia tells the life story of her grandparents – with delicacy, poetry and restraint.
Das Autorengespräch findet anlässlich des Erscheinens der deutschen Übersetzung (Den Himmel bewegen) statt. Die deutsche Ausgabe erscheint am 27. Oktober bei Suhrkamp in der Übersetzung von Thomas Brovot.
Den Himmel bewegen ist am Abend der Veranstaltung vor Ort erhältlich.
Eine Veranstaltung des Forum Guardini, eine Kooperation der Katholischen Akademie in Berlin und der Guardini Stiftung.
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